Patois words from Trelawny
42 words and phrases · grouped by the lesson that teaches them
| Patois | Cassidy-JLU | English |
|---|
| haffi | afi | have to, must |
| fi | fi | should, supposed to |
| mus | mos | must |
| mussi | mosi | must be, probably |
| kyan | kyan | can |
| cyaan | kyaahn | cannot |
| shoulda | shuda | should (have) |
| coulda | kuda | could (have) |
| wooda | wuda | would (have) |
| mighta | maita | might (have) |
| no fi | no fi | should not |
| en fi | en fi | was supposed to |
| bada | bada | bother |
| get tru | get chuu | succeed, manage |
| Patois | Cassidy-JLU | English |
|---|
| fass | faas | fast |
| buss weh | bos we | take off, burst away |
| lef dem | lef dem | leave them behind |
| drap | jrap | drop |
| baton | batan | relay baton |
| di line | di lain | the finish line |
| lick | lik | hit, strike |
| boundary | bounjri | cricket boundary (four/six) |
| wicket drop | wikit jrap | a wicket falls |
| shat | shat | shot, to shoot |
| goalie | guoli | goalkeeper |
| ketch | kech | catch |
| cyaan done | kyaahn don | endlessly, beyond measure |
| bruk di record | brok di rekaad | break the record |
| Patois | Cassidy-JLU | English |
|---|
| yai | yai | eye |
| iez | iez | ear(s) |
| mout | mout | mouth |
| teet | tiit | teeth |
| han | han | hand, arm |
| foot | fut | foot, leg |
| belly | beli | stomach; pregnancy |
| kin | kin | skin |
| head-top | hed-tap | crown of the head |
| neck-back | nek-bak | nape of the neck |
| a hot mi | a hat mi | is hurting me |
| run-belly | ron-beli | diarrhea |
| fenneh | fene | feel faint |
| cerace | serasi | bitter medicinal tea vine |
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